Friday, July 13, 2012

Coming down through a thunderstorm Thursday evening on my
return flight to Atlanta was to say the least an interesting ride. As I said on
Facebook if I wasn’t an old Air Force guy I would have been concerned. Can you
say rock and roll?!!!

Crossing the active runway looking back at the thunderstorm! You can see traffic still in the air making their way down through the storm. They called a ground stop just after we landed!

It was in 1910 that Glenn H. Curtiss risked his life to fly from Cleveland to Cedar point and return,
setting a new world record for over-water! Curtiss rose to fame by making the first officially witnessed flight in
North America, winning a race at the world's first international air
meet in France, and making the first long-distance flight in the United
States.

His company built aircraft for the U.S. Army and Navy, and during the
years leading up to World War I, his experiments with seaplanes led to
advances in naval aviation. Curtiss civil and military aircraft were
predominant in the inter-war and World War II eras.

This replica hangs in the food court at the Greater
Rochester NY Airport!

This statue is located in the center of the B concourse in
the Greater Rochester NY Airport. It depicts five Native American animal
statues with a quote from Chief Seattle inscribed at the base that reads:

"What is man without the beasts? If all
the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit,
for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to man. All things
are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of
the earth."

Since the State of Georgia banded aerial fireworks and Gab’s
concern with obeying the law of the land this year’s fireworks were all
confined to the ground with the exception of one wayward star shell that
somehow got mixed in. I have no idea how that got in there, lol!

Positioned at the end of Gram's driveway the display stands ready for the darkness!

The launch control master begins his count down! 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1....

Because of my newly found skills at feeding and caring for
roses I have had more blooms this year than ever before. I made this small
arrangement for Beth from a Red Canadian Tea Rose and Pink Knock Out Roses. She
really enjoyed them!

The Classical Renaissance
architecture of Georgia's State Capitol resembles that of the United States
Capitol. Completed in 1889, the building was designed by architects Willoughby
J. Edbrooke and Franklin P. Burnham of Chicago, Illinois and constructed by
Miles and Horne of Toledo, Ohio.

The front of the Capitol faces west
on Washington street. The facade features a four-story portico with stone
pediment, supported by six Corinthian columns set on large stone piers.
Georgia's coat-of-arms, with two figures on each side, is engraved on the
pediment.

The Capitol's interior reflects the
Victorian style of its day. It was among the earliest buildings to have
elevators, central steam heat, and combination gas and steam lights. Classical
pilasters and oak paneling are used throughout the building.

The open central rotunda is flanked
by two wings, each with a grand staircase and three-story atrium crowned by
clerestory windows.

Originally constructed of terra
cotta and covered with tin, the present dome is gilded with native gold.

Well we survived the weekend heat wave that forced us all
inside to enjoy the AC. Temperatures on the deck reached 106F/40C under the
shade of the patio umbrella. Standing in the direct sunlight was brutal! Monday
July 2nd finds us a bit cooler with possible thunderstorms!